Apparatus for confirming the number of persons getting on and off a pick-up bus

Abstract

To solve the problem that parents are anxious about a conventional bus for sending and receiving a kindergarten child or an aged person, since the number of passengers at the time of getting on and the number of passengers at the time of getting off are visually confirmed, and since there is a mistake in counting due to dozing in a car in some cases, the door is closed as it is, and the driver leaves the child for a long time while leaving the car in a parking lot, so that the child suffers from heatstroke in a hot car and dies.SOLUTION: A human sensor switch is embedded in a seat on which a kindergarten child or the like is seated, and when the kindergarten child is seated on the seat, a serial number is sequentially counted as 1 to 2 to 3 on a counter display panel installed in a driver's seat part to display the number of passengers. In addition, the display panel does not disappear until the bus gets off, and when the bus starts to get off, a minus count starts, and "0" is displayed when all the passengers get off the bus, which indicates that all the passengers have safely got off the bus. At this point, the driver closes the door to prevent entry of the kindergarten child. That is, the driver visually checks the number-of-people count display panel 8 in FIG. 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] To provide a device for preventing death from heat stroke or the like due to exposure to a hot car for a long time when a person is left inside the car due to the car door being closed without realizing that the person has forgotten to get out of the car when picking up or dropping off children or residents of a nursery school, kindergarten, elderly care facility, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] In the past, it was common for ordinary drivers or nursery school teachers to pick up and drop off passengers, make a rough visual inspection when they got off, close the doors, and leave the bus in the parking lot until the next pick-up time, meaning it was all dependent on human intuition.

[0003] The drivers were particularly careful of young children who were asleep in the car and didn't realize it was time to get off, and elderly people with dementia, but it is likely that new drivers make some oversights.

[0004] In addition, the method that was mainly used by drivers was to count the number of passengers when they boarded the bus, remember the number, and then count the number of people getting off through the doors when they got off, to check if there was any discrepancy. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Since nursery and kindergarten children move around a lot in cars, it is now mandatory for them to wear seat belts, so it seems that there is no problem with securing their bodies, but I have heard that there are older cars that do not have seat belts, but this does not apply.

[0006] This invention embeds a "human sensor switch" in the seat of a shuttle bus that carries nursery school children, etc., and when a child sits in the seat, a "counter display board" installed in the driver's seat displays the number of passengers in consecutive numbers, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the number displayed does not disappear until passengers get off the bus, and when passengers start to get off, a negative count begins, and when everyone has got off, the number displayed becomes "0," indicating that everyone has got off safely.

[0007] After confirming the number "0", the driver closes the bus door.

[0008] Drivers need to understand and follow these steps.

[0009] There are various types of "motion sensor switches" that can be embedded in the seat, but we selected a small switch that would not cause discomfort when seated. Also, we chose a location for the cable connecting to the switch that would not get in the way of children (we will omit detailed wiring diagrams).

[0010] The appearance of the counter display panel attached to the driver's seat is shown in Figure 4.

[0011] As described above, the present invention is a device that is effective in preventing the unfortunate situation of heat stroke among people who are left behind in a bus when they forget to get off, when transporting small children and the elderly in groups by bus.

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0013] Figure 1 shows the driver and kindergarten children (toddlers) seated in their seats inside a minibus.

[0014] Figure 2 shows the connection diagram of seven occupancy sensor switches and six cables inside a seat in a microbus.

[0015] In addition, a count display board will be installed above the driver's left.

[0016] The electrical circuit diagram between each sensor switch and the count display panel will be omitted.

[0017] FIG. 3 shows a state diagram in which a motion sensor switch is embedded in a seat. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] A rough diagram of the current seating arrangement of the driver and children inside the minibus is shown below. [Figure 2] A conceptual drawing of the seat with a motion sensor and count display panel installed inside is shown. [Figure 3] A diagram showing the state in which a human sensor switch is embedded in a seat. [Figure 4] The external view of the count display panel is shown below. [Explanation of symbols]

[0019] 1, Microbus body 6, Cable 2. Driver 7. Human sensor switch 3. Handle 8. Count display board 4, Door 9, Seat 5, kindergartener 10, cover

Claims

1. This is a boarding and alighting confirmation device that is characterized by installing a motion sensor switch, for example, on all seats, counting the number of passengers getting on and off, and closing the door after confirming that the number is the same, in order to eradicate cases in which, when transporting children to and from nursery schools, kindergartens, etc. by car, the doors are closed leaving the children in the car without noticing that they have got off, and the children die of heat stroke a few hours later.

2. In conjunction with claim 1, this is a confirmation device that installs rearview mirrors at key locations inside the bus, i.e., one each in the center on the left and right sides and one each in the rear corners, so that the movements of all the children can be checked, creating a system for quickly finding any children who are feeling unwell.

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